Window-shade bracket.



PATENTED 11mm, 19.07.

G. E. BlINEFI.v WINDOW SHADE 'BRACKETQ APP'LIoATIoN Hum JULY 25. 1907.

.-NO. 874,655. PATENTED DEG. 24,7190?. G.E.BBNNBTT. 1

WINDOW SHADE BRAGKET. APPLICATION FILED JULYZS, 1907.

. v fltouwi j l the same.

`- of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a verticalsectional 'view` CHARLES E.- ENNETT,OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

WINDOW-'SHADE BRACKET.

i Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec. 24, 1907'.`

Application mea July 25.1907. serai No. 385,543.

T o (L7/Z whom it 'may concern; Be it known that I, CHARLES Ennio BEN-NETT, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Topeka, in the county ofShawnee and State of Kansas, have invented .certain new and usefulImprovements in a VVindow-Shade .l Brackets, of which the following isaspecili- The object of the invention is to design a verticallyadjustable bracket of this character which is peculiarly formed so as tobe readily moved up and down upon the guides and locked in any adjustedposition thereon'.

For a'full description of the invention and the merits thereof and' alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to abe had to vthe followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the shade support applied to awindow frame. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through Fig. 3 is anenlarged side elevationof one ofthe movable brackets. Y

1s a transverse sectional view on the line 4--4 through one of themovable brackets showing the antifriction rollers. Fig. 6 is-a detailview of one of the movable brackets and a portion of ,the correspondingguide bar, the

bracket being shown in the position assumed when passing theintermediate brace for the guide bar.

Corresponding and 'like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the sainereference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention thenumerals 1-1 designate the guidebars one of which is locatedupon eachside of the window frame, the said `2 projecting frointhe window frame.It will be observed that the inner faces of the bars 1 aretoothed asindicated at 3 and that the eX- tremities lof thesaid bars are shown asreceived within mortises formed in the eX- ;tremities of the posts 2. Inthe present instance braces 4 are shown as reinforcing intermediateportions of the rack bars 1, the

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extremities of the braces being formedwith the laterally extending arms5 projecting inwardly and secured to the outer sides of the bars 1. nSlidably mounted upon the rack barsl 1are the movable brackets 6 whichsupport the shade roller 7. Each ofthe movable braokets 6 carries' apinion 8 meshing withthe toothed portion 3 of this corresponding rackbar 1, and a pair of antifrietion roll-f a5 ers 9 engaging the outeredge of the said rack-A bar. lThe two pinions 8 are connected for si-ymultaneous movement by means 'of ashaft 10 and it will be readilyapparent'that by rotatin the shaft and turning the' pinions 8 the 70Inova le brackets 6 can be vertically adjusted upon-the bars 1. A A

-For the urpose ofoperating the shaft'lO a reel 1.1 is eyed upon thesame or otherwise made rigid therewith adjacent one of the i bracketsy6-the said reel'being designedto re,- ceive an operating cord 12 andbeingpro# vided upon its periphery with the-teeth 13.

Mounted upon @he movable maken ad a jacent the reel 1 1 is apawl 14designed toen; .son

gage the 'teeth 13 to lock the reel against turning and a e'ndent arm`151s formed inconnection wit the pawl, the said. arm

Jloosely enga ing the loperating cord 12. The

vweight of te arm 15 normally serves to 85 move the pawl 14`intoengagement withtheteeth 13,'while upon graspl thecord 12- and `swingingthe same outwar y-the arm `15 is swung about its pivot and the. awl 14moved away from the teeth 13. Tie mov- 9U able bracket 6j can thenberaised by .pulling upon the cord 12 and unwinding the same from thespool 11, or'lowered by letting out 'the operating cord 12 andpermittingthe i; y same. to wind upon the reel as the bracketse fall bygravity.. When the movable .brackcts have been roperly positioned thecord 12 vis released an the arm 15 thereby' permitted to swingdownwardly and ja ain throw the paw] 14' into engagement wit the teeth13.100 Each of the movablebrackets '6 isinthe nature of acasingprovidedwith an undercut groove lloosely receiving thecorresponding rack bar 1 the mouth of the groove"beingk designed toreceive the inwardlyprojecting 1053 arms 5 of the brace 4 when theracket, is moved pasL the said brace.v The Casin s constitu ting thebrackets 6 are provided wit the removable plates or coverings 17. projecting slightly over the mouth of the groove 1710 16 and normally heldin lposition. by means of fastening membersV suc as the screws 18.

Attention is directed to thefact that owing to the provision of theantiriction rollers 9 engaging the rear faces of the rack bars 1 themovable brackets'are caused. t'o slide freely u on the latter and allbinding movement is e iminated.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as neWi i mentionedcord.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination ofa rack bar,means for supporting the rack bar, a vbracket movable upon .the rackbar, a pinion carried by the. bracket and engaging the rack bar,` a reeland cord for actuating the pinion, a paWl for locking the reel againstmovement, and an arm carried by the paWl and loosely engaging the In adevicepf the character described,`

the 'combination of a rack-bar, end posts supporting the rack` bar, anmtermedlate brace provid/cd with a lateral arm engaving the rack bar, amovable bracket provided with an under-cut groove receiving the rackbar, the month of the groove being designed to receive the arm ofthebrace when the bracket is moved past the brace, and a pinion carried bythe bracket forpmeshing With the rack bar.

4. In a device of the characterr described,

the combination ,of a guide bar, -abracket movable upon the guide bar,means for slidyingvthe bracket upon4 thev guide bar, a reel mounted uponthe bracket and.controlling the means for sliding the same' upon theguide bar, a cordcoperating with the reel,

-and a paWl engaging -the reel for locking the same against movement,the saidpawl .being controlled by the cord. Y

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rackbar, a bracket slidable upon the rack'bar, a pinion journaled upon thebracket and engaging the rack .f bar,- a reel for actuating the pinion,the said` reel being provided. upon its periphery with teeth, a ffravitypawl normally engaging the teeth to Iock the reel against movement'7 acord cooperating with the'reel, and an arm carried sition When a pull isexerted upon the cord. Inl testimony whereof I affix my signature'inpresence of two Witnesses.

oHARLEs a. BENNETT. [L 8.]

Witnesses y D. C. TILLoTsoN, Giro. A. HUvoN.

y the paWl and loosely engaging' cord to throw thepaWl into an operativepo-v y.

